Marine Estimator - Ship/Boat Repair

Description

Job Summary:

The Marine Estimator is responsible for preparing labor and material estimates for assigned projects, creating detailed cost estimates for various ship and boat repair contracts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for estimates including but not limited to preparing bid documents, schedules, reviewing all project documents, and work plans.
• Manage multiple proposals simultaneously while meeting stringent schedule requirements.
• Ensuring estimates are accurate, reasonable, and completed in a timely manner. 
• Estimating labor and material costs while assuring that they are used efficiently. 
• Ensuring estimates are accurate and reasonable. 
• Monitoring estimates and actual expenditures to identify weak points, problem areas and mitigating risks. 
• Qualifying vendors and ensuring they meet the contractual requirements.
• Solicit and evaluate price quotations from subcontractors, and account for any exceptions made. 
• Submit inquiries to customers as required, for clarification of requirements. 
• Determine long lead time material and potential impacts to schedule as needed. 
• Other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Must be highly organized with the ability to monitor numerous projects.
• Must be dependable, detail oriented, with a high level of integrity. 
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related programs.
• Must be able to learn other accounting software systems. 
• Excellent attention to detail. 
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate well with technical subjects.

Education and/or Experience:

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field with 3+ years of experience or a High School Diploma and 3 years of related experience.
• Extensive knowledge of ship repair procedures, requirements, terminology, and government contracts.
• A strong understanding of U.S. Navy Standard Items, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rules and their differences.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to estimate navy small boats, commercial boats, and large yachts. 
• Ability to interpret drawings, technical data, and specifications to determine material and equipment requirements. 
• Ability to maintain confidential and meticulous records. 
• Ability to take directions and follow instructions.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to work on a variety of assignments on a daily or hourly basis.
• Strong ability to be dependable, and work as a team.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Language Ability:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English. 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job are medium/heavy in nature. 

• The physical demands of this position are light to moderate. 
• Prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, as well as the use of hands, fingers, and the ability to hear and talk. 
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds at times.  
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.